falak ka ek taqaza tha ibn-e-adam se
sulag sulag ke rahe aur palak jhapak na sake

taras raha ho faza ka muhib sannata
sidaul panw ki pael magar chhanak na sake

kali ke izn-e-tabassum ke sath shart ye hai
ki der tak kisi aaghosh mein mahak na sake

main sochta hun ki ye teri be-hijab hansi!
mizaj-e-zist se is darja mukhtalif kyun hai

ye ek shama jise subh ka yaqin nahin
jigar ke zakhm-e-farozan se munharif kyun hai

bhara hua hai nigahon mein zindagi ke dhuan
bas ek shoala-e-shab-tab mein sharar kyun hai

mere wajud mein jis se kai kharashen hain
wo ek shikan tere mathe pe mukhtasar kyun hai

jami hui hai sitaron pe aansuon ki nami
tere charagh ki lau itni tez-tar kyun hai

nae shiwale mein ja kar kisi ke teshe ne
bahut se but to girae bahut se but na gire

bas ek khanda-e-be-bak hi se kya hoga
lahu ki zahmat-e-iqdam bhi zaruri hai

zara si jurat-e-idrak hi se kya hoga
gurez o rajat o takhrib hi sahi lekin

koi tadap, koi hasrat, koi murad to hai
teri hansi se to meri shikast hai behtar

meri shikast mein thoda sa e'timad to hai